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Hepatitis B Vaccine, Dialysis Strength, 3 Doses

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 90740 · Engerix-B, Recombivax HB

The hepatitis B vaccine in the higher-strength preparation made for people on dialysis or with weakened immune defenses, injected into a muscle. A stronger dose is used because these patients mount a weaker antibody response to the ordinary preparation. This is the version given as a course of three injections spaced out over several months.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Hepatitis B Vaccine, Dialysis Strength, 3 Doses cost?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $245 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$166$151 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$162 to $331

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $151 to $468Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $151 to $234
$200$500facility $245professional $166

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$16.98
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$234.42
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$234.42

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 1.8 times more in Arizona than in Alabama. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

North Carolina· 44th of 51

$174

AZ $295AL $162

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.